GDScript Patterns for Godot 4.x

Best practices and patterns for writing clean, maintainable GDScript code.

Node Hierarchy Best Practices

Composition Over Inheritance

# Good: Small, focused scenes composed together
# Player.tscn contains:
# - CharacterBody2D (root)
#   - Sprite2D (visual)
#   - CollisionShape2D (physics)
#   - AnimatedSprite2D (animation)
#   - HealthComponent (Node — logic)
#   - InventoryComponent (Node — logic)